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Hedgehog Cafe

Hedgehog Cafe Harry in Harajuku, Tokyo, is a great spot where you can meet these cute little hedgehogs, play with them and even feed them too. For lovers of cute little animals, Hedgehog Cafe Harry is the place to be! Patrons get to sit around small containers that hold the little creatures that look like toys. This allows visitors a private audience with their very own set of hedgehogs for the duration of the visit. They are African Pygmy Hedgehogs, aged between two to five months and they can fit comfortably into your hands. After purchasing an admission ticket from a vending machine and sanitising your hands, you will be shown to a seat with the hedgehogs in front of you. Staff at Hedgehog Cafe Harry provide a short briefing on the dos and don’ts of handling the hedgehogs, and then you can play with them. While you can handle the hedgehogs with bare hands, gloves are also provided for those who wish to use them. Hedgehog Cafe Harry also functions as a pet shop and you can bring a hedgehog home for around 50,000 yen.

Snake Cafe

Here you can get a cute milk snake to go with your iced coffee and cake at Tokyo Snake Center, a new animal cafe in Harajuku, Tokyo, that has been open since August 2015. You’ll find a dozen colorful snakes in clear cases at the door. You’ll get to choose one snake in a box to have as your table companion. The waiter then gives you a quick lesson in snake etiquette and cafe rules (available in Japanese and English) and leads you to your table. The cafe interior is very instagrammable with white walls and metal surfaces, glossy posters of snakes and expensive-looking snakeskin bags and accessories. The cafe boasts a pit of 35 snakes of 20 different species.

Cat Cafe

High above the Taito neighborhood, Monta Cat Cafe delights in many ways. It is ranked as one of the top five cat cafes in the world! It exceeds expectations in all areas- cats, coffee, facility and staff. The owner has one each of the nine cutest breeds out there including Bengal, Russian Blue, Ragdoll, Maine Coon, Abyssinian and Somali. Monta serves real espresso drinks on offer that are delicious! They also serve tea and beer, plus pizza, pasta and pastries.

Dog Cafe

DOG HEART is one of the most well-known dog cafes in the heart of downtown Tokyo, in the Shibuya area. At DOG HEART, you’ll find many poodles and one big golden retriever. You can choose to play with them in-store or even rent them to bring them out for a walk. The cafe’s mission is to give the people the opportunity to interact with dogs. For a walk of 1 hour, it costs 3,600 yen. For Playing with dogs inside, it’s 1,550 yen per hour. There is a place for visitors to have 100 yen drinks such as soda and tea.

Owl Cafe

The owl cafe is called Fukuro no Sato Harajuku (ふくろうの里原宿) and is only a 1-min walk away from Harajuku Station (Takeshita Exit). It’s on the 4th floor of a building and is really easy to find. They’re open from 11:00 – 17:00 as a cafe and from 18:00 – 20:00 as a bar. Your time with the owls is also limited to about 30 minutes. After that you leave the room and have your tea or coffee. You can still see the owls through the glass windows.